Notre Dame
Fighting Irish · South Bend, IN · FBS Independents
ND won 5 straight
500
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights · Piscataway, NJ · Big Ten
Series Records
Longest win streak — Notre Dame
5 games
1921–2013
Largest margin — Notre Dame
62–0
1996
Recent Meetings
Notre Dame – Rutgers Rivalry Snapshot
Closest games
| 2013 | 29–16 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 45–17 |
| 2002 | 42–0 |
By location
| When playing at Notre Dame | 2–0 |
|---|---|
| When playing on the road | 2–0 |
| At neutral sites | 1–0 |
Against the rankings
| When Notre Dame is ranked | 4–0 |
|---|
Notre Dame Coaches vs. Rutgers
| Coach | Years | G | W–L–T | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knute Rockne | 1918–1930 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Lou Holtz | 1986–1996 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Bob Davie | 1997–2001 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Tyrone Willingham | 2002–2004 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
| Brian Kelly | 2010–2021 | 1 | 1–0 | 1.000 |
Program Comparison
| All-time | Notre Dame | Rank | Rutgers | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-time record | 916–327–33 | 466–459–12 | ||
| All-time wins | 916 | 466 | ||
| Bowl appearances | 46 | 13 | ||
| Bowl record | 24–22 | 7–6 | ||
| NFL Draft picks (total) | 543 | 49 | ||
| NFL Draft picks (first round) | 73 | 3 | ||
| Weeks in AP poll (since 1936) | 902 | 37 | ||
| Weeks at AP #1 (since 1936) | 98 | 0 |
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